San Francisco, CA August 23, 2011—Want to experience true farm-to-table dining, but don’t know where to start? Dinner will be as fresh as it gets with Parties That Cook’s outdoor farm-to-table cooking class held at Canvas Ranch in Petaluma, Calif. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Parties That Cook hosts an interactive San Francisco Bay Area farm-to-table cooking class at Canvas Ranch
San Francisco, CA August 23, 2011 - Want to experience true farm-to-table dining, but don’t know where to start? Dinner will be as fresh as it gets with Parties That Cook’s outdoor farm-to-table cooking class held at Canvas Ranch in Petaluma, Calif. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Before preparing dinner using farm-fresh ingredients, guests will learn about fresh and local produce grown at Canvas Ranch with a tour of the 28-acre family-owned farm. Working together in teams with guidance from Parties That Cook’s professional chefs, guests will prepare and enjoy a seasonally inspired four-course dinner on the farm.
Farm-to-Table Menu*
*Subject to change depending upon availability of ingredients
Hors d’oeuvre
Crostini of Goat Cheese and Tomato Jam
First Course
Butter Lettuce Salad with Blackberries, Lardons and Tarragon Crème Fraiche Dressing
Main Course
Balsamic Marinated Skirt Steak with Herbed Breadcrumbs
Summer Squash Gratin with Salsa Verde and Gruyere
Green Beans with Peaches and Toasted Almonds
Dessert
Seasonal Fruit Potpies with Buttermilk Whipped Cream
“Our first San Francisco farm-to-table event was such a success, we’re excited to host another in the area,” said Bibby Gignilliat, founder of Parties That Cook. “These events are fun and informative for everyone, regardless of cooking experience. They are a great way to meet new people and learn about local produce and the farm-to-table way of cooking.”
Tickets for the San Francisco Bay Area farm-to-table event are $135 per person and include a tour of Canvas Ranch, professional cooking instruction from experienced chefs, four-course dinner with farm-fresh ingredients, seated dinner service, copies of recipes and photos from the evening. Guests are asked to bring a bottle of wine to share with the group and must wear flat shoes for the farm tour. Tickets are non-refundable and can be purchased at: http://www.partiesthatcook.com/san-francisco-bay-area-cooking-classes/.
About Parties That Cook
Parties That Cook stages deliciously fun cooking parties and corporate team building events in private homes and professional kitchens throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose and Wine Country, Chicago, Seattle and Portland, OR. Founder & CEO, Bibby Gignilliat, pioneered the mobile cooking party concept in 1999, and extended the company’s hands-on, interactive culinary events to include a wide array of corporate team building events, cooking parties and cooking classes. For more information on Parties That Cook, please visit http://www.PartiesThatCook.com or call 1-888-907-2665.
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